Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
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Barnes & Noble is expanding with a slew of new bookstores across America.
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Barnes → expand → America
So far this year, 28 stores have opened, or are scheduled to open soon, in a handful of states and Washington, D.C.
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stores → open → D.C.
It will put the bookseller’s footprint at more than 720 locations nationwide, according to USA Today.
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It → put → Today
In September, the chain plans to open four new locations in Orlando, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; Elk Grove, California and Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, according to press releases from the company.
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chain → plan → company
The Jenkintown store, which opens this Wednesday, marks the return of Barnes & Noble to the town after its location closed 14 years ago.
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location → open → town
Elk Grove, just south of Sacramento, has not had a major bookstore since its Borders Books closed in 2011.
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Books → have → 2011
It is one of eight locations opening in California this year, “reflecting a strong resurgence of the brand’s brick-and-mortar footprint,” Barnes & Noble said.
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Barnes → open → footprint
The bookseller’s revival of physical stores comes after many closed in the face of fierce competition from Amazon, which began as an online bookseller.
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which → come → bookseller
However, a CBS News poll in June found that 36 percent of Americans are reading fewer books than they did a decade ago, while only 23 percent said they are reading more.
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they → find → more
Still, Barnes & Noble doesn’t seem discouraged.
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Barnes → seem → ?
CEO James Daunt told Axios in July: “The revival is there.”
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revival → tell → July
Much of the chain’s comeback has been as a result of changes made under Daunt, who previously led the turnaround of British bookstore chain Waterstones.
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who → make → Waterstones
He has placed an emphasis on allowing each local Barnes & Noble store to be in charge of their sale strategies.
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store → place → strategies
The company emphasized that local connection in a statement to USA Today last December.
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company → emphasize → Today
"Barnes & Noble is enjoying a period of tremendous growth as the strategy to hand control of each bookstore to its local booksellers has proven so successful," the bookstore chain said in a statement.
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chain → enjoy → statement
"In 2024, Barnes & Noble opened more new bookstores in a single year than it had in the whole decade from 2009 to 2019."
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it → open → 2019
It was not immediately clear what other locations are opening this year.
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locations → open → ?
The Independent has contacted Barnes & Noble for more information.
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Independent → contact → information
Barnes & Noble’s new stores, or planned openings for 2026:
- Jenkintown - Pennsylvania
- Elk Grove - California
- San Antonio - Texas
- Orlando - Florida (two locations)
- Costa Mesa - California
- Lexington - Kentucky
- Chicago - Illinois (two locations)
- Stillwater - Oklahoma
- Livingston - New Jersey
- Casper - Wyoming
- Commack - New York
- Farmington - Connecticut
- Atlanta - Georgia
- Oak Park - Illinois
- Knightdale - North Carolina
- Turlock - California
- Prosper - Texas
- Aurora - Ohio
- Seattle - Washington
- Clovis - California
- Colorado Springs - Colorado
- Skokie - Illinois
- Port St. Lucie - Florida
- Strongsville - Ohio
- Katy - Texas
- Washington, D.C.
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stores → plan → 2026
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